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Emma Hill, this post is for you! On Friday I was very lucky to stumble on this cicada clinging to a wool grass stem in a swamp. I took a few pictures and then on a whim slowly crept in close and tried to grab it. To my surprise, it never moved and wound up easily in my hand. Once I was holding it, it was not happy. It just kept buzzing. I took a few quick pictures and then as soon as I opened my hand, it flew off at a high speed into the woods. Im guessing this is the Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis). It is pretty dark and BugGuide notes it is a highly variable species with green wing veins most prominent at the base. That seems to match - kind of...
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 21:30:42 +0000

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